Tie-support.



H. WILLIAMS.

TIE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED AUG.17, 1914.

1,124,370, Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

WITNESSES. Iuvmton. ,(MW' M5 4 Herman WILLIAMS.

HOWARD WILLIAMS, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TIE-SUPPORT.

mea re.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed August 17, 1914. Serial No. 857,224.

a form for the knot of the tie and which may be readily connected to the collar stud to be supported thereby beneath the flaps of the collar and it consists essentially of a plate having the upper portion curved both in a vertical and a horizontal plane and a stem depending centrally therefrom having an enlarged upper end having curved edges and gradually curved back toward such edges and ahorizontal open ended slot having anenlarged inner end formed in the outer end of the stem as hereinafter more particularly explained by the following specification.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my device. Figs. 2, 3, A and 5 are perspective views showing the method of folding the tie around the support. Fig. 6, is a perspective view showing a tie and my tie support connected to a collar. Fig. 7, is a "perspective view showing my tie support in position connected to a collar with the tie removed. I

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure. I

A is a T-plate comprising an upper portion A curved both in a horizontal and a vertical plane so as to form tongues which are preferably spring tongues A and A".

A is a stem which depends centrally from v the portion A such stem comprising an upper enlarged portion A having curved edges A such portion A being curved in a horizontal plane rearwardly in proximity to such edges so as to form a rounded edge A. The lower end A of the stem is formed fiat with a slot A extending inwardly from one edge thereof such slot being enlarged preferably into circular form at its inner end, such enlarged portion being located centrally of the stem.

2 is a tie of any suitable form. When placing the tie in position upon the form it is first passed over the top edge thereof as shown in Fig. 2 and then around the top enlarged portion of the stem to the back of the form and then upwardly as shown in Fig.3. The upwardly extending end as shown in Fig. 3 is then passed downwardly throu h the loop portion 3 of the tie so as to orm the other depending tie end as shown in Fig. A. In Fig. 5, I show the reverse side of the tie form as shown in Fig. 4 the slotted end of the depending stem extending free of the fold of the tie. When placing the tie in position in the collar all it is necessary to do is to slip the upper portion A beneath the turned-down flaps of the collar and upwardly against the interior fold of the collar. When in this position the slot A is then passed behind the head of the stud securing the collar at the front. Also, in this position the tendency of the collar is to force the form downwardly and therefore, the stem of the stud into the upper portion of the enlarged portion of the slot thereby, preventing easy withdrawal. The ends of the tongues A and A having aslight spring tension against the collar serve to further hold the slotrtherein from disengaging the stud.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a very simple form of tie support which will hold the knot of the tie neatly and in proper shape and which will form a firm securing means for holding the HOWARD WILLIAMS.

- Witnesses:

E. PENNOCK, M. EGAN. 

